Sunday talk show tip sheet

This Sunday’s television talk shows focus on President Barack Obama’s recent Oval Office address to the nation, marking the end of U.S. combat missions in Iraq and detailing the road ahead in the widening war in Afghanistan.

NBC’s “Meet the Press” features Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee who’s just back from Afghanistan after a tour of duty as a colonel in the Air Force Reserves.

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Also stopping by will be David Plouffe, manager of Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, who’s touting the new edition of his book “The Audacity to Win.”

“Fox News Sunday” has Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine, the former governor of Virginia, and Arizona Sen. John McCain, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, who’s sure to talk about the president’s address on Iraq and Afghanistan.

ABC’s “This Week” has an exclusive interview with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, out promoting his new memoir, “A Journey.”

CBS’s “Face the Nation” focuses on the nation’s still-struggling economy with the former chairwoman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Clinton White House, Laura Tyson, and chief Moody’s Analytics economist Mark Zandi.

POLITICO Executive Editor Jim VandeHei takes part in a political roundtable, with CBS’s Harry Smith in the anchor seat.

CNN’s “State of the Union” talks jobs over the Labor Day weekend with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Small Business Association President Todd McCracken.

I wouldn't worry about it BubbaSmedley, Goober Graham and John McLame aren't gonna gain any votes for the GOP in their appearances and the tiny audience that watches the Sunday morning news interview shows is heavily partisan anyways with almost no swing voters paying any attention.

Makes no sense to watch M.T.P. since the pseudo-journalist D. Gregory took over as host. His political leanings are well known, and it's bizarre to watch how he tries to steer every point to the left.

It's like he thinks no one remembers how he tried to pass himself off as a journalist before becoming a talk show host. Besides, it's very clear every week he is in way over his head. He's like a dumb Dan Rather, and I expect he will fall harder than Dan did, and then blame it on G. Bush.

John McCain laughs off the Democratic proposal to extend tax cuts for all but the richest and use that extra money gained to target more tax cuts to small businesses. "Class warfare again," he says dismissively with a scoffing laugh. The Republicans know the superrich don't have to spend any extra money gained; they can merely throw it in the bank (since they are making, on average, $7 million a year) and then our economy gets no boost or stimulus. The Republicans proved this is what happens when the really, really rich created only 1.1 million private sector jobs in eight years (after big tax cuts for billionaires), while Clinton, who taxed the superrich and gave the middle class tax cuts, created nearly 23 million such jobs in his eight years. Trickle down economics doesn't work well at all. We can and have done better. Democrats should beat Republicans about the head with their stubborn, greedy and economically stupid insistence of giving the multimillionaires more tax breaks. Only those deaf-dumb-and-blind Republicans who have idolatrously turned Republicanism into their religion and the low self-esteem masochists who lick the boots that kick them will like this Republican allegiance to the superrich. Most Americans see it for what it is; Republicans side with the wealthiest every time.

On Meet The Press, Lindsay Graham spoke once again about the need to let the tax cuts on the very wealthy expire, "I think America taxes too much, and we certainly spend too much. So I would extend thetax cuts to create private sector jobs. If you increase taxes nowon--at any level, it's going to make it harder to create jobs. Andwe've lost 2 1/2 million jobs... since the stimulus package passed. We're at 9.6 unemployment. So I don't think we tax too little, I think wespend too much."

What Graham is asking for here is to put 700 billion dollars more into the pockets of people who have most of the world's wealth already. Corporations and the very rich have never paid their fair share for roads, water, power, and schools.Low income and middle class wage earners have carried the burden for paying for these common resources, our infrastructure, and what "liberals" want is for the very very rich to start paying their fair share. Graham is arguing once again for trickle-down economics. ********************************************************* Very little "trickled down" during the Bush years. Our economy became dehydrated and nearly died. President Obama and the democrats are being blamed for mistakes made by leaders like Lindsay Graham and President Bush. ********************************************************* President Obama was handed an economy put in the ICU by eight years of neglect and abuse from the Bush administration. The expensive ICU treatment could have been avoided if Bush would have watched the health of the economy all along. President Obama has been trying to save our economy's life, and that has cost a lot of money! Blaming President Obama is like blaming the ICU doctor instead of the criminal parent who neglected and mistreated his child for eight years.

On Meet The Press, Lindsay Graham spoke once again about the need to let the tax cuts on the very wealthy expire, "I think America taxes too much, and we certainly spend too much. So I would extend thetax cuts to create private sector jobs. If you increase taxes nowon--at any level, it's going to make it harder to create jobs. Andwe've lost 2 1/2 million jobs... since the stimulus package passed. We're at 9.6 unemployment. So I don't think we tax too little, I think wespend too much."

What Graham is asking for here is to put 700 billion dollars more into the pockets of people who have most of the world's wealth already. Corporations and the very rich have never paid their fair share for roads, water, power, and schools.Low income and middle class wage earners have carried the burden for paying for these common resources, our infrastructure, and what "liberals" want is for the very very rich to start paying their fair share. Graham is arguing once again for trickle-down economics. ********************************************************* Very little "trickled down" during the Bush years. Our economy became dehydrated and nearly died. President Obama and the democrats are being blamed for mistakes made by leaders like Lindsay Graham and President Bush. ********************************************************* President Obama was handed an economy put in the ICU by eight years of neglect and abuse from the Bush administration. The expensive ICU treatment could have been avoided if Bush would have watched the health of the economy all along. President Obama has been trying to save our economy's life, and that has cost a lot of money! Blaming President Obama is like blaming the ICU doctor instead of the criminal parent who neglected and mistreated his child for eight years.

What Graham was asking for on Meet The Press is to put 700 billion dollars more into the pockets of people who have most of the world's wealth already. Corporations and the very rich have never paid their fair share for roads, water, power, and schools.Low income and middle class wage earners have carried the burden for paying for these common resources, our infrastructure, and what "liberals" want is for the very very rich to start paying their fair share. Graham is arguing once again for trickle-down economics. ********************************************************* Very little "trickled down" during the Bush years. Our economy became dehydrated and nearly died. President Obama and the democrats are being blamed for mistakes made by leaders like Lindsay Graham and President Bush. ********************************************************* President Obama was handed an economy put in the ICU by eight years of neglect and abuse from the Bush administration. The expensive ICU treatment could have been avoided if Bush would have watched the health of the economy all along. President Obama has been trying to save our economy's life, and that has cost a lot of money! Blaming President Obama is like blaming the ICU doctor instead of the criminal parent who neglected and mistreated his child for eight years.

What Graham was asking for on Meet The Press is to put 700 billion dollars more into the pockets of people who have most of the world's wealth already. Corporations and the very rich have never paid their fair share for roads, water, power, and schools.Low income and middle class wage earners have carried the burden for paying for these common resources, our infrastructure, and what "liberals" want is for the very very rich to start paying their fair share. Graham is arguing once again for trickle-down economics.

Very little "trickled down" during the Bush years. Our economy became dehydrated and nearly died. President Obama and the democrats are being blamed for mistakes made by leaders like Lindsay Graham and President Bush.

President Obama was handed an economy put in the ICU by eight years of neglect and abuse from the Bush administration. The expensive ICU treatment could have been avoided if Bush would have watched the health of the economy all along. President Obama has been trying to save our economy's life, and that has cost a lot of money! Blaming President Obama is like blaming the ICU doctor instead of the criminal parent who neglected and mistreated his child for eight years.

Happy Labor Day, to all those Americans lucky enough to have a job in the 0blamer economy.all

Analysts: White House Panicking Over Elections Say Dems Are Distancing Themselves from 0blamey, Angry Over Economy, Health Care Fallout (CBS) With many polls indicating the Republicans may win back control of the House of Representatives (and possibly the Senate as well) in the upcoming mid-term elections, Jim VandeHei, the executive editor of Politico, told CBS' "Face the Nation" that the 0blamey administration is in a horrible position.

"Does the White House understand this?" asked guest host Harry Smith. "Do you feel any sense of panic or concern" on the part of the administration?

"They get it. There's panic. There's concern," VandeHei said. "The reality for this administration stinks, politically and practically, when it comes to the economy. You're not going to be able to change that 9.6-percent unemployment figure. You can't get anything from Congress in the next couple of months." CBS Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes said the Democrats are distancing themselves from President 0blamey.

"Not only are they running away from President 0blamey, they're running away from being Democrats in some cases. In some races you actually see the Democratic candidates not really mentioning that they're a Democrat in their campaign ads," Cordes said.

What Graham was asking for on Meet The Press is to put 700 billion dollars more into the pockets of people who have most of the world's wealth already. Corporations and the very rich have never paid their fair share for roads, water, power, and schools. Graham is arguing once again for trickle-down economics. During King Bush's reign, our economy became dehydrated and nearly died. President Obama was handed an economy put in the ICU by eight years of neglect and abuse. President Obama has been trying to save our economy's life, and that has cost a lot of money! Blaming President Obama is like blaming the ICU doctor instead of the criminal parent who neglected and mistreated his child for eight years. The expensive ICU treatment could have been avoided if Bush would have watched the health of the economy all along.

What Graham was asking for on Meet The Press is to put 700 billion dollars more into the pockets of people who have most of the world's wealth already. Corporations and the very rich have never paid their fair share for roads, water, power, and schools. Graham is arguing once again for trickle-down economics. During King Bush's reign, our economy became dehydrated and nearly died. President Obama was handed an economy put in the ICU by eight years of neglect and abuse. President Obama has been trying to save our economy's life, and that has cost a lot of money! Blaming President Obama is like blaming the ICU doctor instead of the criminal parent who neglected and mistreated his child for eight years. The expensive ICU treatment could have been avoided if Bush would have watched the health of the economy all along.